Adrian So
2019 (HK)
Adrian has developed a broad criminal and civil practice and has experience in matters spanning a wide spectrum of practice areas. He has appeared both in his own right and as a led junior in the Court of Final Appeal, the Court of First Instance, the District Court and the Magistrates’ Courts. He also acted as counsel-on-fiat for the prosecution in the Magistrates’ Courts and is currently on the Legal Aid Panel for criminal matters.
Adrian has experience in a wide range of criminal cases, both at trial and appellate level, such as money laundering, corruption, dishonesty offences, sexual offences, assault offences, road traffic offences, drug-related offences and immigration offences. On the civil side, Adrian has accumulated experience in matters such as personal injuries, contractual, probate, company, land, commercial matters, administrative appeal, and other general civil disputes.
LL.M., University College London (2018)
P.C. LL., City University of Hong Kong (2017)
LL.B. with honours, Queen Mary University of London (2016)
General Crimes
General Civil (Contractual, Company, Contentious probate, Trusts and land disputes)
- HKSAR v Hui Lai Ki (2024) 27 HKCFAR 265 – acted for the appellant in the successful appeal against conviction which clarified the approach in a magistracy appeal under s.113 of the Magistrates Ordinance (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC and with Ms Manalie Chan)
- HKSAR v Shum Man Yu HCMA 222/2022 – acted for the appellant in the successful magistracy appeal against conviction on one count of possession of dangerous drugs (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC)
- HKSAR v Ip Ka Ming DCCC 539/2020 – secured acquittal for the defendant who was charged with riot and using facial covering at an unlawful assembly (with Ms Catherine Wong)
- HKSAR v Shek Wai Man & Others DCCC 232/2020 – secured acquittal for the 3rd Defendant who was charged with false imprisonment and attempted fraud (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC)
- Yuen Ling Hoi v Yuen Kwai Chun, the executrix of the estate of Wong Lai Ching, deceased and another – acted for the 1st and 2nd Defendants in the probate matter.
Other Members
John Necholas
John Necholas, Called to the English Bar at Michaelmas,1972. Pupillage under the Hon. Brian Clapham and Hon. Graham Boal. Admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1975 and stayed in practice ever since.
Aaron Leung
Aaron's practice covers mainly criminal matters including white-collar crimes initiated by the ICAC, violent crimes, sexual offences, dangerous drugs offences, traffic offences and immigration offences.
Aaron has appeared as a sole advocate and junior in the District Court and Court of First Instance. He has been regularly undertaking criminal work at the magistracy level. He has also been engaged to conduct criminal prosecution on behalf of the Department of Justice.
Aaron is fluent in Cantonese,English and Putonghua.
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